The confirmation comes after confusion earlier in the morning about Jackson's whereabouts. Jackson's spokeswoman, Bunnie Jackson-Ransom, said Jackson reported Monday but prison officials refuted that, saying the former congressman was turned away because he reported too early.

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman had previously said Jackson would need "to surrender for service of sentence no earlier than Nov. 1, 2013."

"We're bound by what the judge says," said Burke. "We interpret the judge's order and make sure we're in compliance. It's a case by case basis."

A Monday statement said Jackson went to the facility accompanied by former North Carolina U.S. Rep. GK Butterfield and his Atlanta-based lawyer, CK Hoffler.

Butterfield said Jackson was in good spirits, adding that the new inmate will begin receiving visitors as early as Nov. 8, which will include his family, several pastors, Minister Louis Farrakhan and Rep. Marsha Fudge the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus.

The Butner complex is considered one of the least demanding facilities in the federal prison system and has been home to many high-profile criminals, NBC News reported.

Current inmates include Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff; Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard; and Omar Ahmad Rahman, the "Blind Sheik" convicted of planning the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. Former inmates include TV evangelist Jim Bakker and John Hinckley Jr., who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981.